Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are distinct mental health conditions, but they can coexist and may have links to one another. Research indicates people ...

In the aftermath of the October 7th attacks in Israel, a team of psychologists and psychiatrists noticed an unsettling pattern among survivors: obsessions and compulsions that hadn't been there before ...

Acute trauma can cause the onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) as well as worsen existing symptoms, a new Israeli study has found. Carried out by researchers from the Hebrew University of ...

Anxiety itself is not a mental illness. It’s a normal, adaptive emotion that helps us respond to perceived threats. Anxiety is the automatic reaction that makes you jump back when you think you’ve ...